http://spong.com/ Daily Video Games News from SPOnG.com SPOnG RSS syndicator http://backend.userland.com/rss en-gb /Top/Games/Video_Games/ /Top/Games/Video_Games/News_and_Reviews/ Copyright 1996-2013 SPOnG.com Ltd. 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 19 20 21 22 23 Saturday Sunday http://spong.com/article/29637/Microsoft-If-Youre-Backwards-Compatible-Youre-Really-Backwards Mattrick rules out future implementation. [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

Xbox One won't be backwards-compatible with previous-generation games and software. It's a tough pill for some potential customers to swallow. What will make that pill even tougher, is Microsoft's stance on the whole situation. IEB boss Don Mattrick has ruled out any effort to implement such a feature in the future.

The reason? According to a feature ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:00 +0100 http://spong.com/article/29637/Microsoft-If-Youre-Backwards-Compatible-Youre-Really-Backwards http://spong.com/article/29636/Metro-Last-Light-DLC-and-Season-Pass-Announced Extra discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers. [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

Metro: Last Light is sitting pretty at the top of the software charts right now, but Deep Silver isn't prepared to slow the momentum. The 4A Games thriller is set to gain several DLC packs, which can come at a discount if users purchase them in bulk with a Season Pass.

There are four packs confirmed ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:00 +0100 http://spong.com/article/29636/Metro-Last-Light-DLC-and-Season-Pass-Announced http://spong.com/article/29635/Ryse-Confirmed-as-Xbox-One-Exclusive More to show at E3. [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

Crysis has confirmed what everyone has suspected and announced that its upcoming Kinect-based action game, Ryse, will be an Xbox One exclusive.

According to the developer's website, we'll be in for a showcase of the game in just a couple of weeks' time, at E3. "Son came to Rome 2013," reads the site in Latin. ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:23:00 +0100 http://spong.com/article/29635/Ryse-Confirmed-as-Xbox-One-Exclusive http://spong.com/article/29634/Xbox-One-Kinect-Will-Always-Be-Listening But Microsoft is aware of privacy concerns. [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

The Xbox One's Kinect peripheral will always be listening to its users, according to a new report - but Microsoft has insisted that it won't cause a privacy headache.

During the Xbox One reveal event last night, Kinect was used to action voice commands. Basic phrases built into the hardware will allow users to switch apps, browse ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03:00 +0100 http://spong.com/article/29634/Xbox-One-Kinect-Will-Always-Be-Listening http://spong.com/article/29633/Xbox-One-Marks-End-to-Xbox-Live-Arcade All games will be treated equal. [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

Xbox Live Arcade will soon be no more, according to Microsoft executive Phil Harrison. Instead, the Xbox One's Marketplace will include retail games, digitally distributed games and independent (if supported by a third party) games all under one category.

"In the past we had retail games which came on disc, we had Xbox Live Arcade and we ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:34:00 +0100 http://spong.com/article/29633/Xbox-One-Marks-End-to-Xbox-Live-Arcade http://spong.com/feature/10111045/Opinion-Xbox-One-Hardcore-Gamers-Cheer There's more to look forward to than TV [Posted 22 May 2013 by Daniel Jones]

You’ve all seen the Xbox ONE reveal, right? Well, how could you miss it? Unless of course you’re Amish, in which case, you won’t be reading this and it doesn’t matter anyway.

Regardless, I’ve seen it and I’ve been asked a simple question; what do you think of Xbox One? The short answer? I think ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:00 +0100 http://spong.com/feature/10111045/Opinion-Xbox-One-Hardcore-Gamers-Cheer http://spong.com/nibble/29632/Square-Enix-Announces-Thief-for-Xbox-One [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

We all knew it was going to happen, but it's nice that Square Enix took the time to formalise things - the upcoming Thief reboot has been confirmed for a release on Microsoft's Xbox One.

It was previously announced for PS4, PC and "other next-generation consoles." Not really surprising to hear that one of those other ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:00 +0100 http://spong.com/nibble/29632/Square-Enix-Announces-Thief-for-Xbox-One http://spong.com/article/29631/Xbox-One-Indies-Wont-Be-Able-to-Self-Publish-Games Microsoft sticking to its current digital strategy. [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

If it wasn't already clear, by the appearance of EA and Infinity Ward last night, that Microsoft is focusing on big-name partners for the Xbox One, this should make it crystal. According to a new report, independent developers cannot self-publish on the new console, requiring a deal with Microsoft Game Studios or an established third-party.

Matt Booty, ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 14:42:00 +0100 http://spong.com/article/29631/Xbox-One-Indies-Wont-Be-Able-to-Self-Publish-Games http://spong.com/article/29630/EA-Backtracks-on-Wii-U-Development They ARE developing games, after all. [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

To add to the madness that transpired following the Xbox One reveal last night, Electronic Arts has suddenly reversed its decision on developing Wii U games, after a week of negative comments towards the console. What is going on? Is this real? What is life?

Last week, the mega-publisher seemed pretty confident that it wasn't ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 14:21:00 +0100 http://spong.com/article/29630/EA-Backtracks-on-Wii-U-Development http://spong.com/nibble/29629/FIFA-14-on-PC-Will-Not-Use-EA-Sports-Ignite-Engine [Posted 22 May 2013 by Svend Joscelyne]

Excited about EA Sports' FIFA 14 reveal last night? That Ignite engine must make for some rather interesting gameplay, right? Well, if you own a PC, expect to be locked out of all of that - the publisher has clarified that the home computer version of the game will not be using its newly-announced engine.

The PlayStation ... click to read full item ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 13:50:00 +0100 http://spong.com/nibble/29629/FIFA-14-on-PC-Will-Not-Use-EA-Sports-Ignite-Engine